u/Clapcheeks69

Is it just me, or are these pretzels projecting lotr vibes?

It was originally built for $30 million. Has small lake, waterfall, scuba diving tunnel that goes under the glass tiled floor in the house. The indoor water feature is part of the tunnel. Part of the library railing was built with a church pulpit from the Salem witch trials. It was eventually sold for $5 million.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5225-Renner-Rd-Shawnee-KS-66217/449364857_zpid/

I had the house repiped with pex and the plumber put a shutoff in this coat closet with a flimsy plastic access panel. I wanted to upgrade it to a nicer metal door, but the door was deeper so I needed to frame out the opening. I put in backer wood on the other side of the drywall, then did butt joints with mdf. The trim is attached with countersunk screws into backer wood and studs, and also some Loctite PL Premium.

Next, I removed the shelf, rod, and cleats, and painted the interior closet walls with some leftover Iron Ore paint I already had. I also painted the baseboards, trim, and door, then replaced the door handle and hinges.

I used pine 1x12 boards for the new shelves and pine 1x3 for the cleats. I sanded the wood, used a pre-stain conditioner, a walnut stain, then poly.

I attached the cleats for three shelves, screwed into studs with 3" structural torx screws. The screws were countersunk in the cleats, filled with wood putty, sanded and touch up stained.

The shelves felt strong but looked thin, so I cut 1x2 pine to make face strips for the shelves and stained to match. This made the shelves look like thicker slabs.

I used linen fabric storage bins on the shelves to match linen curtains throughout the house. I like that I can store my junk in there now but have it somewhat concealed and cleaner looking. I think it turned out well for a cheap closet project. In hindsight, if I were to do it over I would use higher quality wood like poplar or oak.

(Safe to say, she was impressed)

The whole restaurant was loving it!